1 ABOUT THE EVVYS The EVVY Awards is the largest student-produced, multi-camera, live-broadcast award show in the country. Modeled after the Academy Awards and the Emmys, The EVVYs honors student work in almost every discipline of study at Emerson College. In 1981, two students envisioned an award show that would utilize the skills taught in Emerson College classrooms for the production staff and acknowledge the hard work of Emerson students. Martie Cook and Glenn Meehan, who were a senior and a junior at the time, are credited as the creators of The EVVY Awards. They developed the idea with the assistance of Emerson Independent Video and its faculty advisor, Micki Dickoff. Months of hard work, fundraising, and reaching out to industry professionals lead to the first EVVY Awards, which was a dinner reception ceremony, and it was held in the First and Second Church in Boston. The first show had eight departmental categories with 37 awards that were presented over the course of the evening. The EVVY Awards took place at several different venues in its early years, including The Boston Opera House. In 1990, the show found a permanent home in the Cutler Majestic Theatre. In 1997, the EVVY Awards was first broadcast live over the internet, marking another significant achievement for the show. Over the years, The EVVY Awards has picked up several awards of its own, including a bronze medal in 1992 and a bronze trophy in 2010 at the National Telly Awards, first place at the National Association of College Broadcasters Awards in 1993, and first place from the Association of Higher Education Cable Television Administrators in 2001. More recently, both The 31st and 33rd Annual EVVY Awards were awarded first place at the College Television Academy Awards and The 38th Annual EVVY Awards was nominated. The EVVY Awards Gala, which was introduced during The 28th Annual EVVY Awards, honors student work in the fields of marketing, writing, digital media, print journalism, and photojournalism. Tonight’s show continues to award Emersonians in the categories of film, television, audio, sound, theater, and performance. With the show now in its 39th year we have expanded to fit the needs of the growing Emerson population and technological changes. A few years ago the show began broadcasting in HD, added an LED screen and a brand new submissions system. In partnership with Media Technologies and Production, we hosted our second annual Blood Drive with Red Cross. This year, for the first time ever, the EVVY Awards shifted to be created and broadcast completely remote. While the transition was challenging, we are proud to say that not even a pandemic can stop the EVVYs from honoring student work. If you would like to see a complete archive of past broadcasts, winners, and nominees please visit our website at www.evvyawards.org. 2 NOTE FROM THE PRODUCERS To the Emerson Community: We would like to welcome you on behalf of the entire EVVY39 team to the largest student-run, and for the first time ever, remote awards show in the country! As you scroll through our digital playbill, you will see the names of over 250 students that worked to bring the show to life. Since we are not able to be all together as we had hoped, we have also included some of the work you would have seen in the live show. Even though we are spread out across the globe, we are honored to have the EVVYs bring everyone together in spirit. The process of creating The 39th Annual EVVY Awards began just over a year ago, but the process of re-creating The 39th Annual EVVY Awards began just a few weeks ago. Regardless, we have spent countless hours curating a show that honors the student work from this year. Everything you see on screen has been created by students, for students. This year, we celebrate our Origins. The roadmap of our individual backgrounds is what influences the art we create today, and we are honored that you have shared your art with us. We wish we could have been in Boston to cheer for you in person, but we hope you can feel our applause in spirit. We are excited for you to see the work of so many Emersonians, and we hope that the EVVYs is able to bring a little light into your homes during these tumultuous times. We want to congratulate our nominees as well as their friends and families, without whom we would not have a show. Thank you to our advisors, sponsors, presenters, judges, and team members who have given the show countless hours of support and dedication. Thank you for tuning in, and enjoy the show! 3 MEET THE PRODUCERS Liz Bradford (Creative Aesthetics Executive Producer) Liz is a Senior Media Arts Production major specializing in production design at Emerson. Being the Aesthetic EP was her Emerson dream since she first heard the position existed. To her aesthetics team, Val, Johnny, Stan, Shelby, Talia, Angela, Emily, Jen, Lily, Anna, Cam, Henry, and Brett, she is forever grateful for their dedication, talent, and passion. To Tristen Pon, her amazing assistant, thank you for always being there. Liz would also like to thank Leo, for making her realise her whimsically is a balcony and not a basement, Rhegan, for setting the example on how to be a true girl boss, and Rachel, for being her rock throughout the show. She would also like to thank past aesthetic EPs Grace Leuper and Gemma Guerrazzi for setting a precedent of excellence and inspiring her. Liz would like to give a very special thank you to Max, for listening, understanding, and believing in her. Thank you to her parents and sisters for supporting her and her dream. Thank you to her friends and collaborators for making all of this worthwhile. To the students at Emerson, you are the heart and soul of these productions; without you, the EVVYs doesn’t exist. Thank you and enjoy the show! Rachel Westra (Creative Content Executive Producer) Rachel is Junior Visual Media Arts major, newly declared literature minor, and the Creative Content Executive Producer for the 39th Annual EVVY Awards. She has many people to thank for helping her keep this show on the road, including but not limited to her amazing content team, her wonderfully bright assistant, Ava Straccia, and her three co-EPs, Rhegan, Liz, and Leo, whose support, advice, and jokes are the reason the show is able to happen today. A thank you to the EPs before her, Maddie Hoffman and Amelia Channin, and Rachel’s forever boss, KC Engle, for always being a phone call away. A special thank you to her agent and best friend on linkedin, Tony Ascenso, for the ever level headed advice and for his dedication to helping the students of Emerson College create even when we can’t all be together. Rachel would like to thank her parents for allowing her the opportunity to meet so many amazingly talented and thoughtful creators through her education at Emerson College. Lastly, thank you for watching, and please enjoy EVVY39! 4 MEET THE PRODUCERS Rhegan Graham (Logistics Executive Producer) Rhegan is a Junior Media Arts Production student with minors in Art History and Business Studies. The EVVYs is a huge reason she chose to attend Emerson, and being able to work on the show as a producer is such an honor. She would not have been able to lead the EVVYs team without the love of her fellow producers, Liz, Leo, and Rachel, who never failed to pick up her spirits and inspire her to keep working. She extends the biggest thank you and appreciation to the entire logistics team; there is not one person on the team that does not continue to impress her with their incredible work and passion. She’d also like to thank the EVVY37 Logistics EP, Victoria Bartkavage, whose amazing leadership and insanely powerful pantsuit inspired her to follow in her footsteps. Thank you to her parents who allow her to study and grow at Emerson, her partner, Jimmy, for being consistently supportive, and last but not least, her powerhouse of an assistant Ryan Jackson for being such an incredible teammate through this journey. Thank you for tuning in! Leo Duch Clerci (Technical Executive Producer) Leo is a Junior Media Arts Production major. He has worked on the EVVYs since his freshman year. To have spent his last year on the Boston campus leading a team of such dedicated, hard-working, and passionate individuals has been the greatest honor of his time at Emerson. His gratitude goes out to everyone on the Tech Division—whose plans for the live show were cut short—for their unwavering support throughout a tumultuous year. To Emily Soubasis, thank you for being the best assistant someone could ask for. To Liz, Rhegan, and Rachel, he extends his deepest gratitude for making this EVVYs an unforgettable experience. To Liam Hutton, thank you for all your tireless work. To the Tech Producers that came before him, Mateo Solis and Emma Giulianti, thank you for being a guiding hand and a model to aspire to. To Justin Kobylt and KC Engle, thank you for teaching him the ropes when he was just a freshman. To Tony Ascenso, thank you for your guidance over these last years, the EVVYs could not happen without you. To the brothers of Phi Alpha Tau, you consistently exemplify the meaning of brotherhood. A huge thank you to his partner Belen Dumont, for being there for him at all times.